Fickle, Indiana

Fickle
Unincorporated community
Fickle is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Fickle
Fickle
Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 86°40′30″W / 40.26111°N 86.67500°W / 40.26111; -86.67500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
833 ft (254 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-23134[2]
GNIS feature ID446766[1]

Fickle is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

History

The town of Fickle is named for Isaac Fickle, one of the early settlers of Washington Township. It was established as a station along the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad, better known the "Clover Leaf" Railroad; the town's Clover Leaf Church is named for it.[3]

The post office was established at Fickle in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fickle, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Washington Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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